'Revealing Lana' by Cameron Postforoosh
Revealing Lana is the latest series by Cameron Postforoosh, an American artist whose practice spans photography, film, and performance. Known for reimagining the mechanics of image-making as live spectacle, Postforoosh works with a rare 8x10 inch large format camera and discontinued Polaroid film stock, transforming each exposure into a performative act of unveiling.
In this body of work, Postforoosh turns his lens on Lana Rhoades, engaging the subject not as icon, but as collaborator in a process of exposure, revelation, and recontextualization. Drawing upon her own personal memorabilia, he stages intimate tableaus that merge historic photographic craft with futuristic conceptual frameworks. The act of pulling open each Polaroid becomes both literal and metaphorical—a moment of surprise, intimacy, and confrontation with image and identity.
Through Revealing Lana, Postforoosh continues his exploration of photography as a live medium, where art is not only the final image but also the unfolding of presence, performance, and self-discovery.